..Iron deficiency is common in early childhood and has been associated with developmental delay. It is not known how reliably markers of iron deficiency identify true iron deficiency, defined as a therapeutic response to oral iron...

How does maternal and child feeding behavior relate to weight gain and failure to thrive? Data from a prospective birth cohort

..The group propose that apart from refinements of chart design and layout, the new UK90 reference should now be "frozen", with any future revisions only undertaken after careful planning and widespread consultation...

Breast-feeding in a UK urban context: who breast-feeds, for how long and does it matter?

..However, there is a lack of validated screening tools for this population. In this study the development of a nurse administered paediatric malnutrition screening tool is described and its performance evaluated...

Designing new UK-WHO growth charts: implications for health staff use and understanding of charts and growth monitoring

..Health workers in this local pilot study showed very poor plotting accuracy and low use of serial measurements to identify undernutrition. There is a need to improve the design of the RTH chart as well as education on chart use. ..

..Rapid head growth in the first 6-9 months was also much more common using the UK-WHO standard (UK-WHO: 14.6-15.3%; UK1990: 4.8-5.1%). Practitioners should be aware of these findings to avoid unnecessary referrals...

..Dental decay remains a major public health problem in Scottish children. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between diet, bowel habit, social class, and body mass index (BMI) in children with severe tooth decay...

..The results emphasize that different temperament domains influence slow and fast weight gain. In addition, the data suggest that infant temperament plays a part in physical development in early infancy...

Anemia is an important finding and is likely to respond to iron therapy